They prevailed in one of the closest finishes at the state meetwith a time of 3:29:32. North Kingstown ran 3:29.46 and Central3:29:53. O'Connell led after the first leg, Barboza-Simpkins passedthe baton in second, Perreault regained the lead, and Branniganheld it against NK's Ben Stewart and Central's Jose Ortiz. TheseHawks also won the Class A championship in 3:33.5. Barboza-Simpkinsis undecided on a college.

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